Initially, one of the UFC's ideas was to schedule the fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya as the main event of the historic UFC 300 , held on April 13th. However, in an interview with the 'Fight Wave' channel, the middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) justified his refusal of the fight and explained the reasons for his decision.
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“This is your career, you have to be smart. Look at Alexander Volkanovski … he faced another champion ( Islam Makhachev ) coming into the fight with weeks' notice. That's so messed up, but what happened? What advantages did that bring him? Yes, he made money, but that's not why I do this. He made money, but he got knocked out because obviously he didn't have time to prepare for that fight. Do you think anyone said 'oh, but he accepted at the last minute'? No, everyone said 'he got knocked out',” said Du Plessis.
Without Du Plessis and Adesanya, the main event of UFC 300 was between Alex Poatan and Jamahal Hill . The fight ended quickly after the Brazilian knocked out his rival in the first round and successfully defended his light heavyweight title.
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